Martin Luther King III, left, with attorney Carol Powell Lexing, second left, the Rev. Al Sharpton, center, Mychal Bell, one of the Jena Six, and Marcus Jones, Bell's father, right, pray after leaving LaSalle Parish Courthouse in Jena, La. , Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007. Bell, whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate prompted a massive civil rights protest here was released on bail Thursday. His release came hours after a prosecutor confirmed that he will no longer seek an adult trial for the teen. AP Photo logo AP Photo 26 months ago

Martin Luther King III, left, with attorney Carol Powell Lexing, second left, the Rev. Al Sharpton, center, Mychal Bell, one of the Jena Six, and Marcus Jones, Bell's father, right, pray after leaving LaSalle Parish Courthouse in Jena, La. , Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007. Bell, whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate prompted a massive civil rights protest here was released on bail Thursday. His release came hours after a prosecutor confirmed that he will no longer seek an adult trial for the teen.

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